Facility details
- Address
- 16590 N Campground Ln
Mt Vernon, IL 62864 - Phone
- (618) 214-0487
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Jefferson County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Milano Metals & Recycling IL Metals 5.1 mi · Mount Vernon, IL
- Mt Vernon Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.3 mi · Mt Vernon, IL
- Dix Lumber and Recycling Recycling 7.6 mi · Dix, IL
- L & L Metal Recycling Recycling 11.9 mi · Woodlawn, IL
- Foster & Sons Recycling Recycling 15.4 mi · Salem, IL
- Foster Salvage Recycling 15.5 mi · Salem, IL
- Salem Municipal Landfill 2 Compost Facility Landfill 18.2 mi · Salem, IL
- G & G Services Recycling 19.1 mi · Centralia, IL
- Centralia Landscape & Waste Recycling Recycling 19.6 mi · Centralia, IL
- Wayne County Landfill Inc Landfill 21.0 mi · Fairfield, IL
Nearest landfill: Salem Municipal Landfill 2 Compost Facility, Salem — 18.2 mi
Area served
Serves Mount Vernon, Bluford, Texico, Opdyke, Dix, Keenes, Kell, Belle Rive, Woodlawn, Walnut Hill, Bonnie.
County context
One of 4 recycling centers in Jefferson County, IL.
ZIP 62864 population 23,061.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)